I Was Left On The Street Lyrics - Bill Monroe

A policeman's whistle gayly, a smile upon his face 

As he walked along the old familiar beat 

He saw a little bay crying and thought his heart would break 

Standing bare foot in the middle of the street 

I was left on the street with no shoes upon my feet 

When I saw my mom and daddy drive away 

Now I'm not old enough to know every much myself 

But I saw my dad and mommy drive away 

The policeman stopped the traffic, then went up to the boy 

And he asked him gently, where do you belong 

The little boy stopped crying and with trembling lips he said 

I'm not big enough to know just what went wrong 

I was left on the street with no shoes upon my feet 

When I saw my mom and daddy drive away 

Now I'm not old enough to know every much myself 

But I saw my dad and mommy drive away 

The little boy is happy now with a new mom and dad 

His new daddy is the policeman on the beat 

Tho' he can't forget that awful day it doesn't seem to hurt so bad 

He has a brand new pair of shoes upon his feet 

I was left on the street with no shoes upon my feet 

When I saw my mom and daddy drive away 

Now I'm not old enough to know every much myself 

But I saw my dad and mommy drive away